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Unfortunately it got wiped by the update, it's a shame since the thread was already three pages deep with some good discussions. Also 2K guys, Tony has started a $100 posting contest for the month of April you guys can sign up here...

It's gonna take posting outside of the 2K section, but $100 for posting on a forum seems pretty sweet to me

Aggressive off-ball defense is completely different from intentionally fouling off-ball a few seconds into the shot clock. I don't see how Melo being doubled or trapped at the baseline or seeing an aggressive double as he establishes post position and being hit or something is anything like Howard running up the floor and being wrapped up intentionally with 20 seconds on the clock before either team even establishes position on offense/defense.
If the NBA says you can't intentionally foul off-ball players how would that stop aggressive off-ball/help defense?

It still kills the tempo of the game, you running around trying to wrap a guy up off-ball with 7 minutes left in the 4Q because you're down by double digits is a [expletive deleted] ass way of playing. Watching a guy shoot FT's over and over again is very, very boring. It's not a good product for the fans and just a cheap way of playing ball as far as I'm concerned. Also, fouls aren't something you're supposed to WANT to do.
I'm pretty sure Howard is a better free throw shooter than you are by the way.

I think so. It kills the tempo of the game, definitely not very entertaining for the fans, also it just doesn't seem like the right way to win. I'm usually pretty conservative when it comes to things like this but I don't support the hack-a technique.

It's not as easy as saying "just learn how to shoot free throws". Do y'all play ball?

Some people just never get it. There's nothing wrong with DeAndre Jordan's form, Dwight Howard can hit at over an 80% clip on hundreds of attempts in practice. These are guys that have worked their asses off over their careers and just can't do it.

It sucks that Wes went down, he's been so durable for you guys and he's arguably the best 3D player in the league. Afflalo is a more than capable replacement though solid player on both ends and he can bring more of a playmaking dynamic as well. Portland also has Gee who is a good defender, he was the go-to defensive wing in Cleveland a few years ago. Byron Scott loved him and used him on positions 1-3.

Batum is definitely going to have to step it up, it's like he can't string together a series of good games and he's struggled all season shooting from three uncharacteristically. Dorell Wright should also see more burn, you guys should still win 52-57 games, go down to 6th seed at worse and still be a dangerous playoff team.

Meh, while the stats may not seem to tell the whole story I don't get the outrage. Jordan from '96-'03 was no longer in his defensive prime All-NBA Defensive teams be damned. Harper WAS a better defender than Jordan on those Bulls teams. Jordan struggled defending guards like Iverson and Stoudamire.

Mase was a very unique player, 6'7 250 lb. PF the man was a truck, but he could handle the ball coast to coast, he could really pass, and was an awesome defender, his physical style was perfect for those '90's Knicks squads, great versatility on both ends. He had that Barkley effect where he's a lot faster than he looks. He was nasty on the court extremely passionate a great man off it, did a lot of work in inner cities and with charities. Draymond Green is probably the closest thing in today's league to Mason.

Mason just embodied New York basketball, one of our last great local products. He was flashy, he was tough, he was blue collar. Him and Starks were two miracles Riley happened to scoop up he was a second rounder cut from the league, who had to grind in the CBA before being let back in the league. He always kept close ties to the organization like Larry Johnson after retirement.

Mase was hip hop too, he was in Diamond D and Beastie Boys videos in the '90's.

48 is too young man, R.I.P.

Legit one of my favorite old school players will consider writing a piece on him...

Yeah I'd gladly offer him the max but I assume the Dubs will dump Lee and match any offer .. Even though their owner is cheap, salary cap is going in the future so he can take that Lux tax for 1 season to keep a #1 seed contender

Damn, I really want this dude. I'd take him over Leonard as far as RFA's go. Galloway looked nice today, with his defense and shooting I wouldn't be surprised if he could possibly develop into a great triangle PG.

Ok so bruh..through this horrible Knicks season, I think of some crazy ass hypoethicals to get me through the day...Imagine Phil Jackson dumps Jose for expirings. So we have enough cap to sign 2 max level guys...We get the #1 pick, and we can sign a combo of LMA/Marc/Butler/Kawhi..you can only pick 1 wing, 1 big...which duo do you go with?

I really want that number one pick. Really liking OK4 right now, seen quite a few of his games. He's just too skilled, one of the best low post prospects I've seen. Averaging 19/9.5 on 67% FG, huge hands, 7'5 wingpsan, runs the floor well, light on his feet. I think he's a guy you can build around long term, hearing Al Jefferson/Tim Duncan hybrid comparisons.

There's just so much gray area about players prior to the 70s. Ridiculous pace and the game lacked as much depth as it has today. I can't assume Oscar would be as dominant as CP3 in the modern era because of athleticism and legnth in today's NBA since the players today are far more athletic. PGs probably wouldn't be guarding him anyway.

Saying OKC is a poor team because Durant was injured isn't a valid excuse not just anybody can put up those numbers through 20 games. That's like knocking Jordan for averaging 37 on a poor team, I'm not saying Westbrook will sustain his performance I doubt it, I'm not saying he's as good as Oscar. The point is there truly isn't a dramatic difference from Curry facing a Westbrook or Paul in today's league.

OKC is a poor team. Any team below .500 is poor in comparison to what they should be. Wade and Bosh's stats dropped because they joined with LeBron. Without LeBron, Wade and Bosh's stats go back up. Same thing with Westbrook and Durant. Westbrook is chucking threes that's why he's shooting 27% from three. Westbrook is also shooting 43% from the field whereas Robertson averaged 48%. Robertson vs Curry? Robertson would out rebound him, have the edge on him on defense because of...

Everything is flying over your head and your comparing statistics across eras lol. I'm not saying Westbrook is better than Robertson... I'm saying Robertson isn't that much better than Westbrook or CP3.

Yeah but Mac blew up traditionally he had a few tapes then he got signed, also Mac wasn't completely organic it's known in hip hop circles that he paid for YouTube views that got him to the front of the page and sparked attention, that he had connects this caused music label execs to get at him.

1995 NYC radio show thought you'd be interested. Lots of obscure East Coast 90's joints, one of Jay-Z's first songs pre-Reasonable Doubt, appearances from Lord Finesse/KRS-1/Mic Geronimo among others, rare tracks like the OG Mobb Deep Temperature's Rising. Really takes you back to the 90's, full 4 hour show.

It sucks that Calderon is out, this is gonna be a bottom defense as well. Just hoping we can get Marc Gasol in the offseason and maybe Rondo during the deadline or something. I'm really looking for Shumpert's progression, also love what Jason Smith has brought. Melo is passing the ball well.

yeah exactly I've noticed that too, goes back to the same iso shit during the woody era. Woody was such a awful coach man i was never a fan of him and for good reason. Some assistants just cant transition into the HC role. Wasted 2 years of melos career

srsly DnF is really drake featuring drake, s/o 5am in Toronto. idk wtf ob has been doing, steve nash was an ok track, hazelton trump sucks af. not even mike zombie, sftb was cool and all for the verses but a lack of a switch up for the hook made that beak weak and overrated af. drake needs find peeps, he cant hold up ovo by himself

I really wish logic was still independent, personality wise (from what I seen) and background wise (as far as being biracial) it seems like they'd match up pretty well, like get along and I feel like if logic was on a trakc with drake they'd both be trying to outrap each other like TDE does together which would be dope af.

Nah he has a thread went like 10 pages, mostly knocked for some of the things I said blatant Kendrick biting, some people found him boring, some people praised him, some people said he was corny. A guy said he was the lyrical Kid Ink.

Prob suk was the wrong choice of word, but I just didn't like it tbh. Something about it just seemed corny to me. I prob will give it another listen since I don't like to critically judge albums based on only 1 listen. It just seemed disappointing to me, but we each got our opinion.

I got to admit it, it's better then I originally gave credit. For me the 1st half of the album is a lot stronger then the 2nd half, which to me hurts the album if you are listening to it from start to finish. Still it's a solid/good album to me, but I wouldn't put it with Pinata, Cilvia Demo or Seen it All personally at this moment.

The second verse is just nice storytelling. His grandmother is in the hospital he's lacking communication, he hits the dial tryna call her instead calls some girl he met at the mall this while he's laid up with a different girl, he then receives a text from another girl talking about how she should have kept the baby and the chick he's with reads it. Dude is going crazy inside

ya I been hearing ya rave about this song for a minute. now that I think about it ive never heard a completely wack drake verse including tracks like SFTB/Trophies. he still has clever lines here and there. cant say that for guys like sean, meek, weezy, and all these other radio guys